Take a culinary journey to India, through Kitchens of India

The desire to bring truly authentic, yet easy to prepare Indian cuisine to the rest of the world inspired the Kitchens of India range. Showcasing time-honoured, rare and closely guarded recipes from different regions of India in a variety of ready to eat meals, curry pastes and chutneys, Kitchens of India offers you a complete Indian meal experience that requires very little time and effort!

What makes the Kitchens of India range truly authentic and unique is that the Master Chefs from one of Indias most prestigious hotels, ITC Hotels, created it. Each restaurants Master Chef has a special authority on a particular regions cuisine and is the final word on what authentic Indian cuisine should be.

The Master Chefs develop each restaurants cuisine into Kitchens of Indias convenient format using an elaborate process of product development and consumer research. The process involves:

Selection of cuisine

Identification of a Master Chef to develop recipes

Creation of dish in packaged format

A blind test by an expert panel to ensure Kitchens of India dishes are exactly the same as served in the ITC Restaurants

This rigorous process allows you to recreate authentic, restaurant quality Indian food in your own home, quickly and simply. Completely free of preservatives and delicious, there's no better way to discover Indian food.

The Kitchens of India range is made up of the following simple meal solutions:
Kitchens of India Ready to Eat range
Available in Signature Dishes and Combo meals, the Kitchens of India Ready to Eat range offers busy, increasingly time poor people a wholesome and complete meal ready in minutes, without compromising taste and authenticity. Both Signature dishes and Combo meals are packed in a convenient keep fresh pouches. Keep them on hand for a quick and satisfying meal after a hectic day at work.

Kitchens of India Curry Pastes and Chutneys
Kitchens of India Curry Pastes and Chutneys are ideal for those who love to entertain and want to treat their family and friends to authentic taste sensations, but are pressed for time and dont want to spend hours in the kitchen.

Curry Pastes
These rich, mildly spiced gravies are artfully blended following rare traditional recipes. Recreate authentic Indian cuisine by just adding meat, vegetables and rice.

Chutneys
Made from the finest ingredients, these chutneys are a collection of popular Indian mealtime accompaniments ranging from sweet to tangy for an added touch of authenticity to your Indian meal.

Network Foods Limited distributes Kitchens of India in Australia. Kitchens of India Brand Manager Diana Pickett believes the range will meet Australians cravings for truly authentic and unique taste sensations.

"Australians demand for new flavours and food experiences continues to grow. Kitchens of India meets this demand with traditional and exotic Indian cuisine that extends beyond curry pastes for a complete and authentic Indian meal experience", she said.

"Whats more, the quality, authenticity and breadth of Kitchens of India cuisine is remarkable, having been developed by ITC Hotel Master Chefs. It is quite possibly the closest Australian people will get to dining on truly authentic Indian cuisine without leaving their homes," she said.

Recently launched in Australia, the Kitchens of India range is also enjoyed by connoisseurs of Indian food in India, USA, UK, Switzerland, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, Tanzania and Canada.

The Kitchens of India range is currently available at selected independent supermarkets.

The Kitchens of India Range

Kitchens of India Ready to Eat Signature Dishes 285g serving RRP $2.99
Signature Dishes are available in 5 vegetarian varieties.
Simply steam some rice or heat naan bread and you have a complete meal for 2 people.

Split Lentil Curry

Black Gram Lentil Curry

Red Kidney Bean Curry

Mashed Vegetable Curry

Chick Pea Curry







Kitchens of India Ready-To-Eat Combo Meals 485g RRP $3.99
Requiring no preparation and only a few minutes cooking time, Combo Meals are an authentic gourmet combination of Basmati rice and vegetarian ingredients.
Available in 2 varieties, they offer a quick and delicious meal at lunch or dinner for 1 person.

Split Lentil Curry with Basmati Rice

Red Kidney Bean Curry with Basmati Rice









Kitchens of India Curry Pastes 100g RRP $1.95
Serving 3-4 people, Curry Pastes are available 4 varieties.

Lamb Curry Paste

Fish Curry Paste

Butter Chicken Curry Paste

Vegetable Biryani Curry Paste









Kitchens of India Chutney RRP $3.99
Adds an added kick of authenticity to any Indian meal.
Available in 3 varieties:

Shredded Mango Chutney

Mango & Dried Fruits Chutney

Sweet Sliced Mango Chutney

Kitchens of India Flavours

Flavours from the following Indian regions are represented in the Kitchens of India range as prepared by ITC restaurants Master Chefs.

Northwest Indian frontier cuisine - ITC Bukhara Restaurant
Captures the authentic rich heritage of the North-West Frontier province cuisine, recreating the Bukhara-style cooking with every Indian dish.

Visited by innumerable Heads of State and world dignitaries including Bill Clinton, Tony Blair and Bill Gates, Bukhara has been declared the Best Indian Restaurant in the world for 2004, by 'The Restaurant Magazine', UK.

It has also been voted the Best Restaurant in Asia and is the only Indian restaurant to feature in the list of 50 Best Restaurants in the World.

Authentic cuisines of the Southern Indian states - Dakshin Restaurant
Reflects the traditional flavours from all the four south Indian states of Karnataka, Kerela, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, with handpicked recipes of the most exotic dishes from the Southern Indian peninsula.

Tastes of Central Indian Royal cuisine - Dum Pukht Restaurant
Incorporates the artful cooking of the Royal cuisine of Central India, which dates back its origin to the era of the Nawabs and Maharajas ruling the Northern Provinces.

Gharana Cuisine
Is a pan-Indian cuisine created especially by the Master Chefs of ITC. A fine selection of traditional Indian dishes (which do not form a part of the signature dishes from their three specialty restaurants) prepared by time-honoured methods of choosing only the finest ingredients and adding every element at its precise, predetermined time.

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